Galesburg-area students receive academic recognition

Sunday

DAVENPORT, Iowa — Allie Phillips, Monmouth, has been named to the spring 2018 dean’s list at Palmer College of Chiropractic, main campus, Davenport, Iowa.

Pearson receives Transfer Dean’s Scholarship

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — Austin Peay State University has announced that Aimee Pearson, of Knoxville, has been awarded the Transfer Dean’s Scholarship for high-achieving new transfer students for the fall semester. The Transfer Dean’s Scholarships are for new transfer students with a final transfer cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher.

University of Mississippi spring honor roll

OXFORD, Miss. — Payton L. Dennis, of Birmingham, Alabama, granddaughter of Janice and the late Bob Dennis of Galesburg, was named to the chancellor’s honor roll at the University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi, for the spring semester 2017. Undergraduate students who earn a semester GPA of 3.50 to 3.74 will be listed on the dean’s honor roll; those who earn a semester GPA of 3.75 to 4 will be listed on the chancellor’s honor roll. To be eligible for honor roll designation, a student must have completed at least 12 graded hours for the semester and may not be on academic probation during the semester.

District 205 corrects school registration info

GALESBURG — Registration for Galesburg School District 205 should include the following corrected information:

• Transportation: Information on bus schedules and stops will be available on Skyward Family Access no later than the Friday before the first day of school. For more information, call (309) 973-2115.

Children who will be riding bicycles to school should be informed of traffic laws and safety precautions. For more information, call 343-9151. Kindergartners and first grade students are prohibited from riding bicycles to school.

As a safety precaution, parents are advised to always turn off their car engines when they park their car on school grounds, even if only to walk their child into the school building.

• Special Education: Galesburg Special Education Department provides special education related services to all eligible children between the ages of 3 and 21. Call (309) 973-2020 for more information.

Davis concludes research at Cornell College

MOUNT VERNON, Iowa — Cornell College students have concluded their 8-week intensive research projects for the Cornell Summer Research Institute, including Myiah Davis of Galesburg.

Forty Cornell students worked side-by-side with 20 faculty members on a variety of research projects from May 21-July 13, 2018.

“Student-faculty research provides our students with a personalized education that promotes intellectual maturation,” said CSRI Director and Professor of Biology Craig Tepper. “This interaction fosters discovery-based and active learning and prepares students for the independence required to succeed in today’s complex workforce.”